Sixt reviews

For a family-run business that promotes family and positive work culture, it is more like a broken home. Hire and fire culture is rampant. As of late there has been a strong sense of nepotism when it comes to new hires, especially in management roles. Every year boasts record sales, with no real rewards given to staff for aiding in those numbers. Staff just need to push to make the next year even better. Pay increases are a touchy subject and often need to be massively motivated for, even if the reason for a raise is clear, for example, years of service, performance etc.

My experience is, unfortunately, very negative. What I faced, together with many colleagues who started with me and left either before I did or after, is the following: - heavy hierarchy, hence difficult communication, no touch points with the decision-makers, no discussions whatsoever; regardless of your level of expertise and experience, you are told precisely what to do and how to do it; - you are not allowed to question or discuss any of the decisions/projects you are supposed to implement; - high level of micromanagement to the point where your manager corrects your e-mails (unbelievable, right?! I have never seen something like that before); - high unprofessional approach within the People and Culture Department: people-related projects are implemented at high speed to score points in front of the CEOs at the cost of exhausted employees and, what is worst, with zero positive impact; later on, a realization comes that this wasn't the right approach, and the projects are redone often even faster than the first time; - unbelievably high turnover within the HR department, no handover, zero onboarding, and no proper time to catch up on what was done before; - they hired an interim who comes and goes because the people can not stand this environment and are leaving after 3-4-6 months; therefore, they have to re-hire the interim again; - people with experience are either leaving or getting fired because they have opinions and knowledge; the people who stay are either close to the management or too young (often this is their first job); - overall stressed and exhausted employees, close to burnout, who prefer to do what they are told to and not bother anymore to try something different and lose their well-paid job. If you are a professional with proven experience and passionate about what you do, rethink before joining the company - do some research, talk to people, and read reviews. This is something I still regret I haven't done beforehand.